Senior Cloud Engineer / Hybrid in Pleasanton

Motion Recruitment

Pleasanton (CA)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

33 hours ago

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Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join the Technical Operations team in Pleasanton, CA. This full-time hybrid role focuses on cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes operations, automation, and observability for a fintech SaaS platform.

You will operate and improve highly available cloud environments, containerized workloads, and develop automation, while collaborating with engineering to strengthen reliability and scale across public clouds.

Qualifications

Experience building cloud-native applications with Kubernetes and Docker.
Hands-on Kubernetes in production environments and containerized workloads.
Experience supporting AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar public clouds.
Infrastructure as Code and automation with Terraform or similar tools.
Strong cloud infrastructure administration and cloud-native operations.
Shell scripting and infrastructure automation experience.
Linux or Windows systems administration background.
Experience with production web applications.
Programming or scripting with Go, Java, C#, PowerShell, or Ruby.
Experience scaling distributed production environments.

Responsibilities

Operate and optimize cloud infrastructure across multiple public clouds.
Manage containerized workloads with Kubernetes in production.
Advance automation and IaC using Terraform and related tools.
Enhance observability, monitoring, and platform reliability.
Collaborate with engineering teams to improve cloud-native practices.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

Public Cloud

Terraform

Linux/Windows

Networking basics

Automation scripting

Go/Java/C#

Observability

DevOps practices

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

Prometheus

Elasticsearch

Fluentd

Artifactory

Job description

An established fintech SaaS technology organization is currently hiring a Senior Cloud Engineer to join its Technical Operations team in Pleasanton, CA. This is a full-time hybrid position requiring three days per week onsite and focuses on cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes operations, automation, platform reliability, and cloud-native technologies across public cloud environments.

This role will support the continued growth and scalability of a cloud-based enterprise software platform. The engineer will be responsible for operating and improving highly available infrastructure, managing containerized environments, advancing automation initiatives, supporting database platforms, and enhancing observability and operational efficiency. The position involves hands-on work across cloud platforms, DevOps tooling, open-source technologies, and production systems while partnering with engineering teams to strengthen reliability, scalability, and cloud-native best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

Professional experience building and operating cloud-native applications using Kubernetes and Docker
Hands-on experience running Kubernetes and containerized workloads in production environments
Experience supporting AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar public cloud platforms
Hands-on Infrastructure as Code and automation experience using Terraform or comparable technologies
Strong cloud infrastructure administration and cloud-native operations experience
Experience with shell scripting and infrastructure automation
Strong Linux or Windows systems administration background
Experience developing or supporting production web applications
Programming or scripting experience with Go, Java, C#, PowerShell, Ruby, or similar technologies
Experience supporting distributed production environments at scale
Understanding of networking fundamentals, distributed systems, and software development processes
Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills
Ability to develop clean, maintainable automation and operational tooling

Desired Skills & Experience

Experience operating Kubernetes outside of managed public cloud environments, including bare-metal deployments
Experience supporting multiple public cloud providers
Experience administering PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and SQL Server
Experience supporting Jenkins, Artifactory, Consul, or related DevOps platforms
Experience with Prometheus, Fluentd, Elasticsearch, or other observability technologies
Experience contributing to open-source projects
Background working within SaaS or product-focused engineering organizations
Experience supporting highly scalable enterprise software platforms
Experience working in FedRAMP or other compliance-driven environments

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